Klarinet Archive - Posting 000097.txt from 2006/09

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] American Pieces
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 16:44:36 -0400

We have just recently put Gnarly Buttons (the piano reduction) on our
web site.

http://www.vcisinc.com/clarinetmusicpiano.htm (first item on the page)

The "orchestral" version is a rental (B&H) and apparently it is only
intended to work with specific synthesizers.

Gary
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Bill Foss wrote:
> Sean,
>
> 1st - WONDERFUL performance !
>
> 2nd - from what I just heard, I think it is better than the Nielson
>
> 3rd - is there a piano reduction available
>
> 4th - where do I purchase Gnarly Buttons
>
> Bill Foss
> US Army Retired
> USC Aiken, Clarinet Professor
> Director of Bands, Aiken Prep
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <feanor33@-----.net>
> To: <klarinet@-----.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 12:39 PM
> Subject: [kl] American Pieces
>
>
> Posting seems to be difficult while I'm on my laptop at a festival, but
> I'll try again:
>
> Joze,
>
> I cannot recommend John Adams's "Gnarly Buttons" highly enough. It is, I
> feel, the greatest clarinet concerto since the Nielsen (and btw, I love the
> Copland). It's for string quintet (or orchestra), English Horn, Bassoon,
> Trombone, Guitar/Mandolin/Banjo, Piano, and Synthesiser (sp?). It's about
> 25 minutes long. You can listen to a recent performance I gave at
> http://www.osbornmusic.com/recordings.html
>
> See you in April!
>
> Sean
>

>

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